MSG TEAM MEMBERS JOHN WILSON, (L), AND PHILLIP BRYANT TEST AND INTEGRATE HARDWARE BEFORE SENDING TO ISS

JSC2002-00859 (2 Feb. 2001) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, mission specialist

ISS011-E-05140 (17 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory of the international space station.

ISS011-E-05138 (17 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS).

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips takes part in a tilt table test, Monday, April 11, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as technicians collect pre-launch data on the state of his equilibrium prior to the April 15 launch to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, stays limber during an exercise session, Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as he prepares for the April 15 launch to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut John Phillips talks with astronaut Kent Rominger onboard a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter as they prepare to fly to Kustanay, Kazakhstan, following touchdown, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 astronaut John Phillips is helped out of a Russian Search and Rescue all terrain vehicle, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, after landing near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut John Phillips is attended to by a Russian nurse onboard the helicopter taking him from the Soyuz landing site near Arlalyk to Kustanay, Kazkahstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed near Arlalyk after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut John Phillips, left, enjoys a meal onboard a Russian aircraft flying from Kustanay, Kazakhstan to Stary City, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. Sitting with Philiips is NASA Flight Surgeon Jim Locke. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips enters the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 10, 2005, during preparations for launch to the International Space Station. Phillips along with Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori will launch April 15 on the spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 astronaut John Phillips smiles after landing, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Phillips and Expedition 11 cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 astronaut John Phillips smiles after landing, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Phillips and Expedition 11 cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips autographs the door to his Cosmonaut Hotel room, part of a pre-launch tradition, prior to the launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips waves from the bus, Thursday, April 14, 2005, upon departure for launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

MSG TEAM MEMBERS AT WORK: (L TO R): PHILLIP BRYANT, CHRIS BUTLER, GINGER FLORES, REGGIE SPIVEY, NEAL SCOTT, ANDREW TYGIELSKI, JOHN WILSON, TIM BROACH

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, and backup American Dan Tani stay limber during an exercise session, Monday, April 11, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as Philips prepares for the April 15 launch to the International Space Station with Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when arrive at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips speaks to the press, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Phillips, Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, are scheduled to launch aboard a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft April 15. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the station under a commerical contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips is seen during a press conference, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Phillips, Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, are scheduled to launch aboard a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft April 15. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the station under a commerical contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the 11th expedition to the International Space Station, astronaut John Phillips, top left, and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, front, arrive at Star City, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. The crew landed near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the 11th expedition to the International Space Station, astronaut John Phillips, seated left, and Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, seated center, landed near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan Tuesday, Oct. 11 2005, after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, seated right, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 astronaut John Phillips is helped out of the Soyuz capsule, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, after landing near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Phillips and Expedition 11 cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS011-E-05161 (17 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses the ISS wet/dry vacuum cleaner assembly to catch floating debris from the top of a food can in the Unity node of the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA Astronaut John Phillips blows a kiss goodbye to his family as the Expedition 11 crew boards the bus to that will took them to the launch pad, Friday, April 15, 2005, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, front, Flight Engineer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, second from rear, arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 9, 2005, for pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Russian Sokol suit to be worn by Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips is seen Friday, April 15, 2005, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to launch. Phillips, along with Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, were preparing for launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suit of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Flight Surgeon Jim Locke is seen with Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips during a bus ride prior to launch, Friday, April 15, 2005 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips checks his gear prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005, for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suit of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips talk during a bus ride prior to launch, Friday, April 15, 2005 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS011-E-05163 (17 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, poses for a photo with the ISS wet/dry vacuum cleaner assembly he used to catch floating debris from the top of a food can in the Unity node of the International Space Station (ISS).

Unidentified family members of NASA astronaut John Phillips waves offers up best wishes for a safe mission and a happy birthday prior to launch, Friday, April 15, 2005, aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station where he will spend six months living in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suit of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, right, discuss the checkout of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft with Russian space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 10, 2005, during preparations for their launch to the International Space Station. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, right hidden, discuss the checkout of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft with Russian space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 10, 2005, during preparations for their launch to the International Space Station. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, Flight Engineer John Phillips bid farewell as they depart the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center training base, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Star City, Russia to travel to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips along with European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, answer questions from the media prior to their departure from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center training base, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Star City, Russia. The trio traveled to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, answer questions from the media prior to their departure from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center training base, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Star City, Russia. The trio traveled to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, and Flight Engineer John Phillips discuss the checkout of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft with the press at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 10, 2005, during preparations for their launch to the International Space Station. Krikalev, Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori will launch April 15 on the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, accompanied by Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy are seen at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center training base, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Star City, Russia, prior to their departure to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy, far right, depart the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center training base, Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Star City, Russia for travel to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, Flight Engineer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, right, discuss the checkout of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft with Russian space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 10, 2005, during preparations for their launch to the International Space Station. Krikalev, Phillips and Vittori will launch April 15 on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, receive the traditional pre-launch blessing, Thursday, April 14, 2005, prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, receive the traditional pre-launch blessing, Thursday, April 14, 2005, prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy and Commander Sergei Krikalev, right, walk in the Cosmonaut hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 11, 2005. The trio will launch April 15 aboard a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori will spend eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suits of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated left, and Commander Sergei Krikalev, seated right, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005, for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, are seen, Friday, April 15, 2005, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suit of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated left, and Commander Sergei Krikalev, seated right, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005, for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suits of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, seated center, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated left and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, seated right, relax prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA's Chief Astronaut Kent Rommenger and Expedition 11 backup Dan Tani, left, talk with Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005, for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, seated right, along with NASA astronaut Dan Tani, standing, are seen, Friday, April 15, 2005, during preparations for launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, are seen as technicians work on their Russian Sokol suits prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, right, talks with his backup Dan Tani during suit up at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 15, 2005, prior to launch aboard a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians work on the Russian Sokol suits of Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, far left, and Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, right, prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, foreground, and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, are seen in their Russian Sokol suits prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005 for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA's Chief Astronaut Kent Rommenger, standing left, talks with Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, right, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005, for a two-day trip to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, right, talk to Anatoly Perminov, Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, talk to Anatoly Perminov, Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) prior to launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, April 15, 2005. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips, left, crew Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, join together at a press conference, Thursday, April 14, 2005, prior to their April 15 launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commerical contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, left, Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, Commander Sergei Krikalev and backup, Russian Commander Mikhail Tyurin, right, watch a video about a Soyuz landing at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 11, 2005, during preparations for the April 15 launch on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-100 gathered in front of the shuttle Endeavour following landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 9:11 am, May 1, 2001. From left to right: John L. Phillips, mission specialist (U.S.); Umberto Guidoni, mission specialist (European Space Agency); Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist (Canadian Space Agency); Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot (U.S.); Kent V. Rominger, commander (U.S.); Yuri V. Lonchakov, mission specialist (Russia); Scott E. Prazynski, mission specialist (U.S.).

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, Flight Engineer John Phillips, third from left, along with their backups, Russian Commander Mikhail Tyurin, American Dan Tani and Robert Thirsk, of Canada, far right, participate in the traditional raising of their countries’ flags outside their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 11, 2005, during preparations for the April 15 launch on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, Flight Engineer John Phillips, third from left, along with their backups, Russian Commander Mikhail Tyurin, American Dan Tani and Robert Thirsk, of Canada, far right, participate in the traditional raising of their countries’ flags outside their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 11, 2005, during preparations for the April 15 launch on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 backup crew Robert Thirsk of Canada, left, American Dan Tani, Russian Commander Mikhail Tyurin and prime Expedition 11 crew Commander Sergei Krikalev, fourth from left, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy, right, talk to the press, Thursday, April 14, 2005, prior to the April 15 launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commerical contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, left, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, Flight Engineer John Phillips, third from left, along with their backups, Russian Commander Mikhail Tyurin, American Dan Tani and Robert Thirsk, of Canada, far right, participate in the traditional raising of their countries’ flags outside their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 11, 2005, during preparations for the April 15 launch on a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

HOUSTON, Texas -- JSC2002-00859: Astronaut John L. Phillips, mission specialist, on mission STS-119.

A happy "thumbs up" from the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center officials heralded the successful completion of mission STS-100. Standing by the shuttle's rocket nozzles from left to right: Scott E. Prazynski, mission specialist (U.S.); Yuri V. Lonchakov, mission specialist (Russia); Kent V. Rominger, commander (U.S.); Wally Sawyer, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center deputy director; Kevin Petersen, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center director; Umberto Guidoni, mission specialist (European Space Agency); John L. Phillips, mission specialist (U.S.); Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot (U.S.); and Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist (Canadian Space Agency). The mission landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on May 1, 2001.

S119-E-008472 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 11 activities.

S119-E-006662 (19 March 2009) --- Astronauts Tony Antonelli (left), STS-119 pilot; and John Phillips, mission specialist, pose for a photo on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006924 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, prepares to eat a meal near the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

ISS011-E-06401 (18 May 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer, is photographed among stowage bags in an airlock on the international space station.

S119-E-006665 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006156 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, works with Group Activation Packs (GAP) on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S100-E-5146 (21 April 2001) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, mission specialist, uses a video camera to record activity on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

S119-E-006157 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, works with Group Activation Packs (GAP) on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S119-E-006150 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, works on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

ISS011-E-11948 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (seen in Phillip’;s helmet visor), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

ISS011-E-11074 (28 July 2005) --- This is an image taken by International Space Station (ISS) NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it approached the Station and peformed a backflip to allow photography of its heat shield. Phillips used a 400 mm lens for this photo. Discovery was about 600 feet from the Station. Station Commander Sergei Krikalev and Phillips took photos for about a minute and a half as Discovery Commander Eileen Collins guided the spacecraft through the flip. Krikalvev used an 800 mm lens. The photos will be analyzed by engineers on the ground as additional data to evaluate the condition of Discovery's heat shield.

ISS011-E-11949 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (seen in Phillip’;s helmet visor), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

ISS011-E-11947 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (seen in Phillip’;s helmet visor), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

ISS011-E-09825 (29 June 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, enters data into a computer while participating in the Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Phillips wore the specially instrumented Lower Extremity Monitoring Suit (LEMS), cycling tights outfitted with sensors, during the experiment.

Divits made by the landing jets of the Soyuz capsule, background, are seen after touchdown, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS011-E-13101 (16 Sept. 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, balances on the footplate of a special track attached to the Human Research Facility (HRF) rack in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station to perform Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) / Electromyography (EMG) calibration operations. Phillips is wearing the Lower Extremity Monitoring Suit (LEMS), the cycling tights outfitted with 20 sensors, which measures forces on joints and muscle activity.

ISS011-E-06174 (16 May 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer, works with the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) during In-Flight Maintenance (IFM) in the Zvezda Service Module of international space station. Phillips uses a screwdriver to repair one of the broken forward and aft gyroscope wire ropes.

ISS011-E-11958 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (out of frame), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

Expedition 11 cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev smiles after landing, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Krikalev and NASA astronaut John Phillips landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

American businessman Greg Olsen gives a thumbs up after returning to earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan with Expedition 11 crew members cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and NASA astronaut John Phillips. Olsen spent more than a week on the International Space Station and Phillips and Kiralev had a six-month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A helicopter is silouhetted in the early morning sunlight awaiting transport of members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, Astronaut John Phillips and Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, following their touchdown near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS011-E-09831 (29 June 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, works at the Canadarm2 controls while participating in the Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Phillips wore the specially instrumented Lower Extremity Monitoring Suit (LEMS), cycling tights outfitted with sensors, during the experiment.

STS100-342-035 (19 April-1 May 2001) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, mission specialist, works with the IMAX camera on the International Space Station (ISS). Phillips and his STS-100 crew mates transferred supplies to the station and recorded video, motion picture and still photography of their activities, including interaction with the Expedition Two crewmembers.

ISS011-E-07709 (2 June 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works with the Miscible Fluids in Microgravity (MFMG) payload activities in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS). At the work table, Phillips slowly injected tinted water into honey, as part of a thermal experiment.

ISS011-E-09822 (29 June 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, uses the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) while participating in the Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Phillips wore the specially instrumented Lower Extremity Monitoring Suit (LEMS), cycling tights outfitted with sensors, during the experiment.

ISS011-E-06246 (18 May 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, moves un-stowed cargo from the PMA-2 (Pressurized Mating Adapter-2) in preparation for the scheduled docking of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Phillips is in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS) with the hatch leading to the adapter in the background.

ISS011-E-11944 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (out of frame), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

S100-E-5211 (22 April 2001) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, mission specialist, assists one of the STS-100 spacewalkers during suit donning onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Astronauts Chris A. Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Scott E. Parazynski, both mission specialists, shared the area with the helpful Phillips in preparation for the first of two scheduled days of extravehicular activity (EVA). The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS011-E-11331 (30 July 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, retrieves supplies from the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), which was brought to Earth-orbit by the seven-member STS-114 crew of the space shuttle Discovery.

ISS011-E-13111 (16 September 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer, exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the Destiny laboratory of the international space station.

S119-E-007546 (23 March 2009) --- Astronauts Steve Swanson (left) and John Phillips, both STS-119 mission specialists, look through windows in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.